Ambiano 8L Professional Air Fryer

This Ambiano Air Fryer is surprisingly rich with features given its price. I won't list them all here, but I'll highlight some key attributes that caught my eye.

It has seven preset cooking functions - fries, roast meat, prawns, dessert, chicken, steak and fish – all operated via a responsive LED touchscreen. This is certainly comparable to other entries in the market and even at the upper end of the budget range. Drawing 1800W of power, it can get to temp and cook faster than many other air fryers, too.

Indeed, while the 30-minute timer is a little short for our liking, the removable basket, overheat protection, non-stick coating and high-speed hot air circulation are all what you would expect from air fryers upwards of double the cost.

The 8L capacity is also great; it can take a pie or a chicken or a meal of that kind of size with ease – you can even place some vegetables about the edge. The cooking range of 800C to 2000C is also well within expectations and it certainly hits that temperature with ease from my testing.

Where you miss out is in some premium luxuries like a spit style rotator and app or recipe support (aside from a small booklet). There's no transparent viewing window, which – as I will detail later – becomes a problem when checking the food isn't awfully user friendly. You won't find variances in cooking functions like you do on some models. For example, on top of bake, fry, roast or grill modes.